Latest in: Afghanistan-Pakistan tensions
Pakistani FM sees realistic approach among Afghan neighbors...Read More
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Kabul faces the Taliban onslaught after shunning talks for months...Read MoreAugust 13, 2021
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Nearly two decades after the United States invaded Afghanistan – following the 9/11 terror attacks – the U.S. and...February 29, 2020
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U.S. acknowledgs Pakistan’s support as it engages allies on Afghan peace process
Following a week of diplomatic temper tantrums involving the U.S., Pakistani and Afghan officials over peace process in Afghanistan, things seemed to be recovering by Monday. U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad acknowledged Islamabad’s support for help...April 1, 2019 770 0 -
Afghan peace prospects and regional diplomatic entanglements
The U.S. and Afghan governments believe that any Afghan peace process should be Afghan-led. But over the past few months both have also had some differences with regard to the of initial meetings to kickstart an...March 29, 2019 833 0 -
With Afghan peace moves, FM sees a positive direction for U.S.-Pakistan ties
Following reports of an agreement between Washington and the Afghan Taliban on ending the long war, Pakistan Sunday said it has “reset” its relationship with the United States in accordance with its desire for regional peace....January 27, 2019 815 0 -
US, Pakistan work closely to step up Afghan peace drive
Pakistan has renewed its pledge to support Washington and Kabul for finding a political settlement to the 17-year-old conflict in Afghanistan. President Donald Trump’s special envoy flew into the region to kickstart the peace process with...January 9, 2019 918 0 -
U.S. drone kills notorious Pakistani militant Fazlullah in Afghanistan’s Kunar province
An MQ 9 Reaper Drone, Image Credit: US Air Force/Wikimedia Commons Mullah Fazlullah, the notorious head of terrorist group TTP, has been killed in a U.S. airstrike on his sanctuary in Kunar province, the Afghan Defense Ministry...June 15, 2018 1298 0 -
Thawing US-Pakistan relations raise Afghan peace hopes
The downslide in U.S.-Pakistan relations that began with President Donald Trump’s Twitter tirade against Islamabad, seems to have stopped, or at least halted. Washington and Islamabad have taken the route of constructive diplomacy with exchange visits...March 18, 2018 1002 0 -
Pakistan seeks revival of strategic dialogue with the United States
Pakistan’s top career diplomat Tehmina Janjua on Thursday renewed her country’s demand that the U.S.-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue be revived to advance bilateral cooperation in wide-ranging areas as the two countries attempt to overcome trust deficit in...March 9, 2018 1380 0